frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
wood construction; woodworking; (arch.) gardener
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
prefabricated; knockdown; demountable (e.g. motor); flatpack (furniture)
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
demountable; dismountable
phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
acting ability; talent as a performer
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
one's physical safety; personal security
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
critical moment; do-or-die situation
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
feeling rough (of the throat); irritated
to strangle; to constrict
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
snowballing (phenomenon, effect)
personal affair; one's own affair
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply